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Saturday, October 22, 2011

I'm sure that most of you have heard about the recent ruling, and read the letter from Nancy Nord. If not, you can find it here.

PLEASE REMEMBER: this blog is NOT an excuse not to test your products if you are not exempted. You can find information about exemptions, and testing, here.

This blog was designed in 2008 as a means of finding suppliers that were already compliant to the CPSIA standards, and provided certification or fact sheets. Most of these products are now showing compliance on their labeling.

This blog will help you to acquire materials/supplies that WILL PASS any tests you are required to preform. REMEMBER... just because it's certified from the manufacturer, does NOT MEAN, you do not have to test. UNLESS you are exempted from testing, because of the content of your products.

I will continue to try and add supplies to the list, as I have time. There is a huge list of comments to be moderated. And I hardly spend time in forums, due to a full workload, and children/family. There is already quite a list, but I know that there's more... And there will be more. And because testing and manufacturing is expensive, you want to be able to buy supplies that will pass tests.

Lead content is important, so this list is also useful to people making items for adults. While the testing costs are out of reach for many manufacturers, it's our responsibility to create safe products for people of all ages.

As always...before you buy, check and check again! No matter what is written here. I do my best to make sure that I only list items that are compliant, but I am human, and I may error. I try not to include items that will not pass inspection.

I hope that everyone finds ways to stay in business, and I sympathize with those that will have to cut back major parts of their production lines. At a time when our economy is plummeting, this ruling comes as a shock. We had science and facts on our side, and still failed to win. But all is not lost. And I hope that each of you find ways to update your items and eliminate this gross abuse of the system from affecting your livelihoods.

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Supplier List

This list is changing from day to day... We add info as we gather it. Please add your own info to supplier pages in the comments section. Pay attention to your supplies, some of the items these suppliers carry may not be compliant, but all the contact information you need is here to ask about their products. If you can, leave a comment and let us know what you find out.

Our Mission

The purpose of this page has always been to provide the handmade community with a list of suppliers that test and comply with lead and phthalate laws. Crafters do not want to use supplies that will fail testing, for those that are in the categories that require testing, so we started to seek out suppliers that offered the information we needed before we buy, or test.

This information should not be used as testing avoidance if your items are not exempt from the law.

What is CPSIA?

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) was passed by U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Bush on Aug. 14, 2008. CPSIA is designed to allow The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) to better regulate the safety of products made and imported for sale in the U.S. CPSIA also contains regulations that are intended to make products for children under age 12 safer by requiring manufacturers and importers to show that these products do not have harmful levels of lead and phthalates. [about.com]

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exemption from the law, regulations, or other intended responsibilities.
We offer a service list of suppliers who claim to sell safe supplies.
It is your responsibility to contact such suppliers and request your own documentation.
We accept no legal responsibility, and encourage your to know your supplies, know your product.